Britain

Supersuit Era Still Haunts British Women’s National Records

Two-time silver medalist from Rio, Jazz Carlin of Great Britain, is still chasing Joanne Jackson’s 400 freestyle national record mark of 4:00.79 set back in 2009.

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A Walk Through British Men’s National Swimming Record History

Perusing through Britain’s just-published national record progressions gives further insight into how the nation’s swimming prowess emerged.

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22-Strong British Squad Ready For World Juniors In Indy

The British squad headed to Indy, including Freya Anderson, will try to improve upon its 10th place finish in the medal standings back in 2015 at this year’s World Junior Swimming Championships.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven Day 2 Finals: The WR Siege Continues

Sarah Sjostrom and Mireia Belmonte were tonight’s golden girls in Eindhoven, each having earned a shiny new world record to close out the first cluster of this year’s FINA World Cup Series.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven: 2 National Records Go Down In Prelims

Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga raced his way to the #2 seed in the men’s 200m breaststroke in Eindhoven, clocking a new national record in the process.

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FINA World Cup Eindhoven: Sjostrom, Hosszu, Morozov, Belmonte Are MVPs

Sjostrom fires off a new SCM World Record, while Katinka Hosszu, Mireia Belmonte and Vlad Morozov collect double wins in Eindhoven.

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Sjostrom Scorches 51.02 Morning 100 Free In Eindhoven

Sarah Sjostrom gets it done again, clocking 51.02 in the women’s 100 SCM freestyle in Eindhoven this morning.

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Scott, Murdoch & Miley Highlight 2017/18 Scottish Perf Squads

Check out the 23 athletes named to Swimming Scotland’s Senior Gold Performance Squad.

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Swim Ireland & Jon Rudd Snag Ben Higson Of Stirling As New Head Coach

Ben Higson of the University of Stirling will now be headed to Swim Ireland, taking on the role of National Senior Team Head Coach and Head Coach of the National Centre, Dublin.

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Bethany Galat At Energy For Swim: “I Did Not Expect To Win”

Bethany Galat won the women’s 200m breaststroke in Rome. Hear from her and other winners at the Energy for Swim!

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Despite Stellar Swims From Smith, Kalisz, Team Energy Standard Wins

Team Energy Standard topped the podium overall at the inaugural Energy For Swim! event in Rome, despite a 4:04 400 free from American Leah Smith.

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Day 1 Energy Swim: Hear From Lochte, Pellegrini, Sjostrom, Murphy

“I like this type of competition because it is for charity, for children, says Federica Pellegirni of the uniquely-formatted Energy for Swim!

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Kalisz Rocks 2 Event Wins, But Energy Standard Leads Energy For Swim!

American Chase Kalisz rocked two individual event wins in Rome, but Team Energy Standard holds the overall point lead halfway through the unique Energy For Swim! meet.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hannah Miley Gets Engaged

If the ‘Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat.’ routine sounds like you, you may like one of the new released in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Irish Swimmer Danielle Hill Lowers 50 Free NR Competing In Slovenia

Danielle Hill was the first-ever Irish woman to clear 26 seconds in the 50m freestyle and she just lowered her own NR this week in Slovenia.

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